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Saturday, November 15, 2014

I do hope this finds you well! I'm delighted to finally be making my first blog post in the new cottage. It has been quite a transition, but I am glad we are here, and quite glad we made it in before Winter arrived - which happened just a few days ago. : ) We've been having fun discovering little bits of cottage magic here and there, as well as cottage treasures that I'm excited to share with you! I'm also delighted that I've had a chance to paint a few new fairies. I suppose it has been a relief, really. It reminds me of a story I read once about a magic paintbrush, and how the artist thought they couldn't paint anymore when they lost their paintbrush, but of course - in the end - discovered that the magic wasn't in their paintbrush so much as it was within themselves. So, in a funny (perhaps childish) little way, I was a bit fearful that leaving the farm would take away the magic of creating art for me. I am reminded, however, that faerie and magic are everywhere - always - and I think that is the fairy best of reminders!

So, onto these cottage treasures...! I'm not sure if this picture quite captures the size of these little fairy pots - but they are the teeny tiniest of little flower pots that I've ever seen! They are so little that I just can't imagine what one would plant in them (perhaps other than seedlings), therefore, I'm quite sure that they must be the property of the fairies!

Juniper - one of our sweet kitty boys - with the fairy pots.

Other treasures include, A Faery Door...

with fancy faery hinges...

and a little faery knob...

A rustic workbench, which we've put in the living room...

And an old rocker, with claw feet, which I would love to restore one day if possible.

And lastly, here is a little peek at the beginnings of my new studio. I have much painting of the walls to do, and there have been whispers of cottage mice and amanita mushrooms to paint, but I shall save that for a later post...

Thanks so much for being here with me at the start of this new little journey!

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Common Milkweed

Common Milkweed is a host plant for the Monarch Butterfly, which has become threatened over the years partly due to the loss of its host plant. Her message is "No Milkweed? No Monarchs". She asks us to help by planting and protecting milkweed to in turn help ensure the Monarch Butterfly's survival as a species.

Window Box Dahlia

I grew this dahlia and several others from seed this year. I never realised how easy they are to grow from seed, and I'm looking forward to starting more this next spring.

Cottage Garden Treasures

Mullein in the window box & part of the side garden in bloom with Bergamot and Echinacea, which the hummingbirds love!